List of Southeast Asia articles
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference during the AUKUS summit on March 13 in San Diego, California. Why AUKUS Is in Danger of Stalling
Australia is not taking its defense commitments seriously.
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Demonstrators display anti-China placards during a protest against Chinese maritime incursions in Manila on June 18, 2019. Asia’s Middle Powers Can Help Reduce the Risk of War
With China resisting U.S. pleas to manage superpower competition, other countries should step in.
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New Zealand National Party leader Christopher Luxon stands at a podium with his thumb raised in the air after winning the general election. Luxon is a middle-aged man wearing a suit, with his lips pressed into a thin line. New Zealand Pivots Right—Toward China
The Ardern era ends abruptly and with a surprising twist.
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An illustration of Imelda Marcos holding a parasol as she lounges on the sand, leaning on skulls, as shoes and palm fronts swirl around her. The Fabulous Mythmaking of Imelda Marcos
A new novel claws back history from a family that would otherwise have it disappear.
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A coal factory is seen from a distance, with five smokestacks spitting smoke into the sky at dusk. Power line cables snake across the foreground, blocking part of the factory building. Indonesia Asks Where the Money Is for Green Transition
A much-lauded pledge to decarbonize needs funding.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes the hand of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Sept. 9. Rift With Canada Puts Spotlight on India’s Security Services
Trudeau’s accusations suggest New Delhi’s intelligence operatives could lead it down a dark path.
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a dark suit, walks past a display of flags hanging in front of a lush green wall of plants. Does the BRI Increase China’s Influence?
Beijing’s extensive infrastructure projects don’t seem to be translating into political clout.
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Viet Cong soldiers in the fog of the jungle during the Vietnam War in a black and white photograph The Ghostly Legacies of America’s War in Vietnam
The United States tried to use Vietnamese beliefs to terrify enemy soldiers.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attend a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Sept. 10. With ASEAN Paralyzed, Southeast Asia Seeks New Security Ties
The bloc’s divide over China pushes members to go their own way.
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New Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, a 45-year-old man wearing a short-sleeved button shirt, clasps his hands and smiles as he speaks to people gathered on a road. He is surrounded by a small group of other officials and security personnel. Hun Sen’s Successor Must Keep Up His Chess Game
The son of Cambodia’s long-serving prime minister will face challenges to his leadership from powerful political families.
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An illustration shows two large hands with pinky fingers — and their own tiny hand tips — extended in a small handshake for a story about minilateral alliances. The Nimble New Minilaterals
Small coalitions are a smart alternative to cumbersome multilateralism and formal alliances.
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Tourists ride a boat in a canal off the Hau River in Can Tho. Biden’s Vietnam Deals Should Center on the Mekong
A vital regional river can be a route for U.S. diplomacy.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a Quad event in Tokyo on May 24, 2022. Never Say Never to an Asian NATO
A collective security bloc suddenly looks more plausible—never mind the denials.
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U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Biden’s Absence at ASEAN Summit Seen as Snub to Southeast Asia
In the game of great-power competition against China, showing up is half the battle.
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. salutes as he walks by a row of U.S. soldiers at an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Can the U.S. Rewrite Its Tortured History of Aid to the Philippines?
A military long shaped by Washington’s priorities now needs to modernize.
